1979 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1979 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Spiders were led by sixth year head coach Jim Tait and played their home games at City Stadium.[2] They were classified as an Independent. The 1979 campaign marked Tait's final year as head coach after Richmond finished with a winless 0–11 record.[2][3]

1979 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –  – 11 –1 –0
UNLV   –  – 9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple   –  – 10 –2 –0
Tulane   –  – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  – 8 –3 –0
Tennessee State   –  – 8 –3 –0
East Carolina   –  – 7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Navy   –  – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  – 7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  – 5 –4 –1
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  – 5 –6 –0
North Texas State   –  – 5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  – 5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  – 5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –  – 4 –6 –1
Louisville   –  – 4 –6 –1
William & Mary   –  – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  – 3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 3 –8 –0
Army   –  – 2 –8 –1
Air Force   –  – 2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 2 –9 –0
Richmond   –  – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Virginia
L 0–3129,673[4]
September 15at VMI
L 7–176,300[5]
September 22at Wyoming
L 7–921,474[6]
September 29West Virginia
L 18–2017,500[7]
October 6Arkansas State
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–24[8]
October 13Duke
L 7–3410,500[9]
October 20at Virginia Tech
L 0–3439,600[10]
October 27at Cincinnati
L 14–1712,220[11]
November 3Villanova
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–910,000[12]
November 10at East Carolina
L 10–5218,741[13]
November 17at William & Mary
L 10–2410,900[14]

Roster
1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Reggie Evans So
QB 10 Greg Gregory Sr
RB 20 Barry Redden So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Mark Clark
DB 44 Tim Schira
DT Mark Seale So
DE 83 Dan Vete
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Richmond Spiders Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. "All-Time Coaching Records". Richmond Spiders. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "1975–1979 Richmond Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. "Taylor-led Cavaliers smash Spiders 31–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI 17, Richmond 7". The Tampa Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "West Virginia edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI's 539 yards ruin Richmond". Daily Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Villanova 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Richmond falls". The News Leader. November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Garrity, 'Skiz' click for pair as W&M tops Spiders 24–10". Daily Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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